北京市2015高考英语阅读和信息匹配四月自练4

北京市2015高考英语阅读和信息匹配四月自练4

【由山东省枣庄市2014高考英语3月模拟试题改编】

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Parents used to rely on physical punishments to control their children's bad behavior, which has been proven to be very harmful．Therefore, most parents now choose to simply yell, thinking that language

probably won't hurt as much．But is that really so?

Using harsh words such as "lazy" or "stupid" is just as harmful as hitting, according to a new study carried out at the University of Pittsburgh, US．"It cannot reduce or correct their problem behavior," said Professor Ming - Te Wang, leader of the study, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal．"On the contrary, it makes it worse．"

In the study, which involved 976 two - parent families, researchers asked the kids about their behavior problems, while asking their parents how often they had yelled at them． Nearly half of the parents admitted that they'd shouted at their children in the past year．Researchers noted that the kids whose parents used more harsh words experienced more behavior problems after-wards, including fighting, stealing, lying as well as symptoms of depression．

"Adolescence is a very sensitive period when kids arc trying Lo develop their self -identities（个性）．When you yell, it makes them feel they are not capable, and that they are worthless and useless," Wang said．"This may explain why so many parents say that no matter how loud they shout, their teenagers don' t listen．

While harsh yelling can stop bad behavior in the moment, it doesn' t teach children to be-have how parents want them to, according to Professor Alan Kazdin of Yale University, US．What parents need is to praise their children for good behavior．If parents really need to punish their kids, they should try things like taking away smartphones and reminding them that good behavior will get them back． After all, "we want to teach kids, not hurt them," said Kazdin．

1．How do most parents react to their children's misbehaving now?

A．Letting them alone．B．Beating them．

C．Shouting at them．D．Praising them．2．The study finds that using harsh words ．

A．can make things even worse B．inspires children to do better C．corrects children's bad behavior D．has a better effect than hitting 3．According to Professor Ming - Te Wang, ．

A．physical punishments are sometimes necessary

B．children are more self - centered in adolescence

C．parents should never punish kids for misbehaving

D．harsh yelling damages children's self - confidence

4．In Professor Alan Kazdin's opinion, parents should

A．set good examples for their children

B．take away their children' s smartphones

C．praise their children for good behavior

D．always think in their children's shoes

5．What does the underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refer to?

A．children B．bad behaviors C．parents D．smartphones

【参考答案】1—5、CADCD

【2015高考复习】阅读理解

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